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D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith

David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance (1916). Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera and narrative techniques, and its immense popularity set the stage for the dominance of the feature-length film. It also proved extremely controversial at the time and ever since for its negative

Born

Jan 22, 1875

LaGrange, Kentucky, USA

Died

Jul 23, 1948

Known For

Directing

Movies

50 acting

714 crew

Popularity

0.8

San Francisco
San Francisco
1936 as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
★ 6.6
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Tramp and the Dictator
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
★ 4.3
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 as archive footage
★ 8.0
Two Daughters of Eve
Two Daughters of Eve
1912 as At Stage Door
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Enoch Arden
Enoch Arden
1915 as Mr. Ray
★ 6.3
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008 as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.0
The Girls and Daddy
The Girls and Daddy
1909 as At Black & Tan Ball
★ 3.0
The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour
1908 as Policeman
★ 2.5
At the Altar
★ 3.8
The Adventures of Billy
The Adventures of Billy
1911 as On Bench
★ 5.7
movie
Classmates
1908 as Extra
★ 3.0
movie
The King of the Cannibal Islands
1908 as Cannibal in Top Hat
★ 2.0
The Invisible Fluid
The Invisible Fluid
1908 as Mailman
★ 5.0
movie
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
1908 as Doctor, Charity Worker
★ 2.0
movie
★ 1.0
movie
Caught by Wireless
1908 as Paddy
★ 2.8
Falsely Accused!
Falsely Accused!
1908 as Cop in Court
★ 2.8
Her First Adventure
Her First Adventure
1908 as Father
★ 4.6
movie
The Heart of O Yama
1908 as Footman
★ 1.5
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
★ 5.5
At the Crossroads of Life
At the Crossroads of Life
1908 as Suitor
★ 4.0
A Calamitous Elopement
A Calamitous Elopement
1908 as Policeman
★ 4.2
Deceived Slumming Party
Deceived Slumming Party
1908 as Reginald O.C. Wittington
★ 6.0
movie
The Man in the Box
1908 as Station Agent
★ 3.0
Cupid’s Pranks
★ 3.6
movie
At the French Ball
1908 as Husband
★ 4.5
movie
The Red Girl
1908 as Man on Footpath
★ 3.5
The Politician's Love Story
The Politician's Love Story
1909 as Man - First Couple
★ 4.3
movie
The King's Messenger
1908 as Messenger
★ 1.0
movie
Yellow Peril
1908 as Mr. Phlipp
★ 3.0
The Black Viper
The Black Viper
1908 as Rescuer
★ 4.1
Flashback: The First World War
Flashback: The First World War
2014 as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
movie
★ 1.5
movie
The Stage Rustler
1908 as Phil Bowen
★ 3.5
The Music Master
★ 3.0
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'
The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'
1993 as Self (Archive footage)
★ 6.0
movie
The Princess in the Vase
1908 as Lover
movie
Professional Jealousy
1908 as Extra on stage
movie
'Ostler Joe
1908 as Lover
movie
A Famous Escape
1908 as Prisoner